Academic Education
09/2002 - 06/2006	Dr. rer. nat. in Genetics, University of Vienna, Austria
01/2006 - 04/2006	Training in Bioinformatics, University of Manchester, England
09/1995 - 07/2000	M.Sc. in Biology, University of Palermo, Italy
Work Experience
01/2011 - 06/2012	Independent Marie Curie Research Fellow, University of Sheffield, England
09/2010 - 12/2010	Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Ghent, Belgium
08/2006 - 08/2010	Postdoctoral Fellow, Indiana University, USA

One cell, two gears: extensive somatic genome plasticity accompanies high germline genome stability in Paramecium Catania F, Rothering R, Vitali V (2021) In: Genome Biology and Evolution, x Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Does cancer biology rely on Parrondo’s principles? Capp JP, Nedelcu AM, Dujon AM, Roche B, Catania F, Ujvari B, Alix-Panabières C, Thomas F (2021) In: Cancers, 13(9) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Fifty generations of amitosis: tracing asymmetric allele segregation in polyploid cells with single-cell DNA sequencing VItali V, Rothering R, Catania F. (2021) In: Microorganisms, 9 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Global climate change, diet and the complex relationship between human host and microbiome: Towards an integrated picture Catania F, Baedke J, Fábregas-Tejeda A, Delgado AN, Vitali V, Nguyen Long LA (2021) In: BioEssays, . Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Bridging tumorigenesis and therapy resistance with a non-Darwinian and non-Lamarckian mechanism of adaptive evolution Catania F, Ujvari B, Capp JP, Roche B, Thomas F (2021) In: Frontiers in Oncology, 11 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

RTG 2220: Evolutionary Processes in Adaptation and Disease (RTG 2220 EvoPAD) Duration: 01/04/2017 - 30/09/2023 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Training Group Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
The emergence of evolutionary novelties: testing genetic and environmental effects using the ciliate Paramecium Duration: 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2017 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project
Münster Graduate School of Evolution - Unterstützung des Evolution Think Tank (MGSE) Duration: 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2018 Funded by: Santander Consumer Bank AG Type of project: Individual project

Characterization of adoptive strategies of E. coli during long term interaction with human host Candidate: Wami, Haleluya Tesfaye \| Supervisors: Dobrindt, Ulrich; Catania,Francesco; Bornberg-Bauer, Erich Period of time: 01/07/2017 - 06/12/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Impacts of agricultural used substances on the bacterial community structure in groundwater ecosystems Candidate: Karczewski, Karsten \| Supervisors: Meyer, Elisabeth Irmgard; Philipp, Bodo; Catania, Francesco Period of time: 01/10/2012 - 01/04/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Introns features and gene architecture in Eukaryotes. Candidate: Lepennetier, GIldas \| Supervisors: Catania, Francesco; Schmitz, Jürgen; de Meaux, Juliette Period of time: 01/11/2012 - 01/12/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster